You’ll Flip Over Atlanta’s Best Pancakes

Old Fourth Ward

Pancake Social in Ponce City Market offers lemon and ricotta pancakes, apple cinnamon pancakes, and banana and oat cakes, but while we like these all, the original buttermilk pancakes take the, well, cake.

675 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE
O4W
678-609-8696

Breakfast hours: Sun.-Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Online: pancakesocial.com

Decatur

Nutella. Pancakes.

That's not the only thing on the menu you're going to want to stuff in your mouth at this family-owned restaurant on the Square, but it's definitely where you need to start.

127 East Court Square
Decatur
404-370-1111

Breakfast hours: Wed.-Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Online: sweetmelissas.com

Midtown

The Silver Skillet has made 14th Street its home since 1956, and not too much has changed about this classic Atlanta diner since then—especially not the quality of their old fashioned pancakes. Choose your toppings of nuts, whipped cream, raisins, or bananas and keep it classic.

200 14th Street
Midtown
404-874-1388

Breakfast hours: Mon.-Fri. before 11 a.m.

Online: thesilverskillet.com

Marietta

The tiny Crooked Tree Cafe doesn't mess around. They serve delicious pancakes with a side of protein, but you'll realize you've been missing these two things your entire life once you taste the ones they make. 

915 Cobb Pkwy N,
Marietta
770-333-9119

Breakfast hours: Tues.-Sun. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Online: crookedtreecafe.com

Va-Hi

Java Jive is a Virginia-Highlands staple offering mouthwatering pancakes (topped with fresh fruit), plus a seasonally-rotating selection of mini pies that make a whole lot of sense (trust us) for breakfast. And if you're there on a day they offer the avocado scramble, do yourself a solid and go for it.

790 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Va-Hi
404-876-6161

Breakfast hours: Closed Mon., Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Online: facebook.com

Sandy Springs

Buttermilk Kitchen is the kind of place where people don't mind waiting for an hour just for a chance to belly up to a robust brunch menu. Luckily for us parents, our kiddos are early risers, and we can usually beat the crowd by heading out before the rest of the city wakes up. For a dose of deliciousness, get their fried chicken on a buttermilk pancake, topped with maple syrup and powdered sugar. Or, go classic buttermilk with your option of caramelized bananas, whipped cream, or blueberry preserves.

4225 Roswell Rd. NE
Sandy Springs
678-732-3274

Breakfast hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Mondays

Online: buttermilkkitchen.com

Brookhaven

Eat like a hungry soldier in 57th Fighter Group Restaurant, a WWII-themed aviation restaurant right next to the airport runway. 57th Fighter Group offers a fine dining feel in a casual, friendly venue. Their Grand Sunday Champagne Brunch is a buffet-style menu. Eat your heart out through short and tall stacks of pancakes, not to mention their selection of made-to-order bananas foster, omelets, Belgian waffles, smoked salmon, soups, honey thyme chicken, fish, beef, salads, an ice cream sundae station, and more.

3829 Clairmont Rd.
Brookhaven
Brunch hours: Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Online: the57threstaurant.com

Buckhead

O.K. Cafe is old-school. Their food is rich, their plates are hot, and their pancakes are bigger than your face. If you're feeling fancy, you can get blueberry or strawberry stacks, and if you're feeling really healthy, you can get a blueberry, banana, and apple breakfast shake to wash it all down.

1284 W. Paces Fy. Rd.
Buckhead
404-233-2888
Breakfast hours: Mon.-Sun. 7-11 a.m.

Online: okcafe.com